Act of Fighter1994Another solid arcade game from SoftStar, Taiwan's best game company, Act of Fighter is a smooth side-scrolling beat-em-up set in Chinese history. Set in a typical o-father-I-vow-to-avenge-your-death premise common in most "period" Chinese stories, Act of Fighter is a fun game that recalls Panda Software's Tough Guy, although with jerkier...

Acter World2001Acter World is a fun freeware clone of Taito's classic Bubble Bobble. You control Princess Lina, who must kill all the enemies who have invaded the royal palace. You are equipped with a magical ring that can "seal" the enemy in a bubble at a single touch. Then you must...

Action Fighter1989This is a top down vertically scrolling shooter, in which you start off as a motorbike. You are quite vulnerable to attack at first, but power ups come in the form of a Sega van which you have to dock with. The first time you dock you get double fire,...

Activision's Atari 2600 Action Pack1995I was an avid Atari player in my youth and playing the Atari 2600 Action Pack brings back old memories. These games were just how I remember them, for better or worse. Activision didn't try to spruce the games up or take them to 3D format. They left the games'...

Activision's Atari 2600 Action Pack 21995Did your mother throw out your Atari 2600 when you went off to college? Do you have fond memories of raiding rivers, storming barns, and attacking plaque? Do the names David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead mean anything to you? If you answered yes to any or...

Actraiser1990ActRaiser combines side-scrolling action with world-building strategy set within a fantasy realm. As a deity called The Master, your task is to overthrow evil forces by reclaiming your land and amassing a population of followers. Action sequences allow you to possess a warrior statue, using its sword and magical attacks...

Addiction Pinball1998It's a shame the arcade industry is crumbling right before our eyes. Nuts to the newest racing and fighting games. The only real reason why I head out to those noisy halls is to get in a little pinball action. I always get excited whenever I see a new table...

Advanced NetWars1997Whereas the original NetWars was developed by Novell to be bundled with their Personal NetWare program to show off NetWare's IPX capabilities, this update with more advanced graphics and new features was released with OpenDOS. The main idea of Advanced NetWars is much like the original: you are placed in the...

Advent Rising2005Advent Rising is a sci-fi shooter with a storyline penned by author Orson Scott Card, whose video game credits include The Dig and the Monkey Island series of adventure games. Advent Rising tells the story of a supposedly peaceful race called the Seekers. The setting takes place in a universe...

Adventure of Tipi, The1997The adventure of Tipi is a Korean-made side-scrolling platformer with cartoon-like characters and animations, similar to games like Elfland, Realms of Chaos or Commander Keen. You play Tipi, a young warrior who lost his (future) wife to the mighty red dragon who rules the land. To bring that terrible reign to...

Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island2001In addition to the familiar flipper-twitching action craved by pinball fans of generations both present and past, Adventure Pinball: Forgotten Island introduces new elements of strategy and intuitive puzzle-solving to the classic genre. The game actually runs on a version of the Unreal Tournament engine and is designed to provide...

Adventures of Captain Comic, The1988"You are Captain Comic, galactic hero. Your mission is to recover three treasures from the planet Omsoc, which have been stolen away and hidden on the remote planet of Tambi." Captain Comic is a platformer featuring a huge nonlinear playfield divided into several different terrains. As Comic, you must search throughout...

Adventures of Lomax1997Lomax's pals are in trouble and it is up to you to save them in this lighthearted PC game that stars those classic video game heroes, the Lemmings. Multiple levels of side scrolling 2D platform action await Lomax who jumps and shoots his way to rescue his friends. Standard collectibles...

Adventures of MicroMan, The1993You are MicroMan, stuck inside a computer. You must run, jump, and shoot your way out. Along the way are cannons, enemies, ladders, invisible bricks, powerups, and more! You can gain the ability to get heat-seeking bullets, to jump higher, to fire 3 shots at once and more! Large bosses...

AeroStyle2000Flight-combat games are pretty lacking in the freeware realm so games like Aero Style are pretty refreshing for the stagnant genre. As such, I give Aero Style it's decidedly positive score just for being a decent flying game with decent graphics and decent gameplay. Nothing here will make you say...

After Burner II1989Similar to its predecessor, the premise of After Burner II is to get on the F-14 Tomcat and fly mission after mission of shooting planes out of the sky. At your disposal is a vulcan cannon (basically a machine gun) and a limited number of missiles. In some versions of...

Afterburner1989Pretty straightforward jetfighter game. You fly your jet avoiding and shooting enemy planes and their missiles. Really nothing new, but made pretty well. The controls are pretty good (unfortunately only keyboard is available though), the graphics are good as well (for 1989). The mission is pretty simple - reach the end...

Afterburner 3D2003Afterburner 3D is an excellent fanmade remake of SEGA's classic first-person shooter Afterburner. The game features excellent 3D graphics, great special effects, and even a nice soundtrack to round things off. Like Afterburner, your objective is simply to pilot a jet-on-rails and fire at anything and everything that crosses your...

Agent Armstrong1999Originally released on PlayStation for the European market, Agent Armstrong makes its stateside debut as a side-scrolling shooter in the spirit of Contra and Metal Slug. Players guide the muscular hero though 30 levels of run-and-gun action in 1930s-style environments. The goal is for Armstrong to fight his way past...

Agent USA2001The Fuzzbomb is on the loose! That's right baby, somewhere in the USA there's a Fuzzbomb and only one person can stop it. It's the ultimate good guy. It's a hero so pure and, it gets to wear a white hat! The game off course can be no other then...

AI v21998Arcade action, inspired by the classic Broderbund game AE. Requires strategy not just a quick trigger finger. This version addresses some of the most common complaints about what made the first version unfairly hard. ...

AI Wars: The Awakening2000If you've ever wondered exactly what makes your computer tick, you'll love to get a shot at hacking a system from the inside out. Start with a quick tutorial, and then begin to travel the hallways of a complex computer system in order to gain control of the Net. You...

Air1993Air is an excellent side-scroller from premier Taiwan developer Softstar. Despite what the name implies, the game actually takes place underwater most of the time. In contrast to most other shooters that feature futuristic spacecraft and menacing-looking enemies, including most from Softstar themselves, Air takes a decidedly "kid-friendly" approach by...

Air Offensive: The Art of Flying2000Air Offensive: The Art of Flying is a decent 3D shooting game from Inca Gold. The official word on game plot: "...as a fresh recruit, you will join the militia forces of the Archipelago in a desperate attempt to fend off rebel forces, trying to establish a regime of terror....

Air Raid: This is Not a Drill2003Air Raid: This Is Not a Drill is a simulation of firing a 40mm Bofor Anti-Aircraft gun from the deck of a battleship as wave after wave of enemy pilots in various aircraft swarm your position. The 99 missions grow progressively more difficult as the enemy attacks with more planes,...

Airborne Ranger1988In this action/simulation game by Microprose the player takes the role of an U.S. Army airborne ranger. These Airborne rangers are dropped behind enemy lines by parachute to perform all kinds of dangerous missions. Gameplay consists of 3 phases: 1. Reading the mission briefing and outfitting 3 supply pods with machine...

Airlift Rescue1995STORY Use your helicopter to land and save civilians in need while destroying any and all enemy hostiles in the vicinity! GAMEPLAY Your helicopter is a fast gunship capable of quick maneuvers (left, up, down, right) and also equipped with a chain-gun (simply put, it can shoot). Your helicopter can also change directions...

AirStrike 22004Airstrike II , by Divo Games is a downloadable 3D action game for PCs. There are actually 3 Airstrike games: Airstrike3D, Airstrike II, and Airstrike II: Gulf Thunder. It's basically a vertically scrolling helicopter-based shoot 'em up, but the angle is shifted so that you are half flying into the...